The Safe Place

A point-and-click drama about childhood hardship and self-sacrifice

Anate Studio · Released Mar 22, 2023

As of Oct 28, 2026: -75% right now, $2.99

Reviews: Very Positive; 93% of 102
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 3 years ago; Apr 10, 2023
Minimum PC: HD 6450; 2 GB RAM · 3 GB disk; Full requirements

What is The Safe Place?

This single-player, 2D point-and-click adventure takes place in a post-Soviet city during the economic crisis of the early 1990s. You solve puzzles and choose dialogue that affects the plot, following an engineer who agrees to help a young witness in exchange for her silence.

For you if...

+you enjoy finding unconventional uses for everyday inventory objects
+you prefer stories centered on morally conflicted characters

Not for you if...

−you want a lighthearted story or an upbeat tone
−you prefer fast movement and scenes you can skip

What players say

93% of 102 reviews are positive

Players praise the hand-drawn art, emotional storytelling, and voice acting. Recurring complaints include the lack of manual saving, widely spaced autosaves, missing item labels, and some obscure puzzle solutions.

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The Safe Place system requirements

Minimum: HD 6450, 2 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows XP and up
Processor: 1 Ghz and up
Graphics: GeForce 9500 GT (512 MB) or Radeon HD 6450 (512 MB)
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 3 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0

Does The Safe Place have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does The Safe Place run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English, Ukrainian.

Does The Safe Place use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam